Nghe An Province and its neighbor Thanh Hoa were hardest hit by the impacts of tropical storm Bebinca which weakened into a tropical depression on Friday morning. Local authorities in Nghe An confirmed five deaths and reported many villages and towns were isolated by the prolonged rain. Hundreds of houses were inundated. Many districts in Nghe An have suffered heavy rainfall of between 180 to 250 millimeters since Thursday night, leaving many mountainous villages submerged under as much as three meters of water. Nghe An’s Ky Son District near the Laos border was submerged in flooded waters. Torrential rain also flooded many national highways and paralyzed traffic leading to Nghia Dan and Quy Hop districts in the central province. Local residents in Nghe An row a boat to wade through a flooded area triggered by heavy rains. Many houses in Con Cuong District of Nghe An were submerged under three to four meters of water, prompting the emergency evacuation of 100 families. Provincial authorities have asked relevant agencies to take immediate measures to evacuate those most vulnerable to flash floods and landslides. Landslides paralyze traffic on National Highway No.7 through many districts in Nghe An. Flooding on Nghe An rivers is being escalated by water discharged from Ban Ve hydropower dam. Flash floods leave 8 dead in north-central Vietnam and northern highlands Four dead, three missing as flash floods ravage north, central Vietnam The tropical storm also sparked torrential downpours in the Thanh Hoa and caused landslides in many districts. The province confirmed one… [Read full story]